Nshii, C.C., Vangeleyn, M., Cotter, J.P., Griffin, P.F., Hinds, E.A., Ironside, C.N., See, P., Sinclair, A.G., Riis, E. and Arnold, A.S. (2013) A surface-patterned chip as a strong source of ultracold atoms for quantum technologies. Nature Nanotechnology, 8(5), pp. 321-324. (doi: 10.1038/nnano.2013.47)
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Abstract
Laser-cooled atoms are central to modern precision measurements. They are also increasingly important as an enabling technology for experimental cavity quantum electrodynamics, quantum information processing and matter–wave interferometry. Although significant progress has been made in miniaturizing atomic metrological devices, these are limited in accuracy by their use of hot atomic ensembles and buffer gases. Advances have also been made in producing portable apparatus that benefits from the advantages of atoms in the microkelvin regime. However, simplifying atomic cooling and loading using microfabrication technology has proved difficult17, 18. In this Letter we address this problem, realizing an atom chip that enables the integration of laser cooling and trapping into a compact apparatus. Our source delivers ten thousand times more atoms than previous magneto-optical traps with microfabricated optics and, for the first time, can reach sub-Doppler temperatures. Moreover, the same chip design offers a simple way to form stable optical lattices. These features, combined with simplicity of fabrication and ease of operation, make these new traps a key advance in the development of cold-atom technology for high-accuracy, portable measurement devices.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Ironside, Professor Charles |
| Authors: | Nshii, C.C., Vangeleyn, M., Cotter, J.P., Griffin, P.F., Hinds, E.A., Ironside, C.N., See, P., Sinclair, A.G., Riis, E., and Arnold, A.S. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering |
| Journal Name: | Nature Nanotechnology |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 1748-3387 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2013 Macmillan Publishers Limited |
| First Published: | First published in Nature Nanotechnology 8(5):321-324 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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